Saturday, April 30, 2011

Easter Weekend

On the Thursday before Easter we left summer-like weather here in Houston to spend Easter with Erin and Lucas in Denver which was having a reprise of winter.

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Actually, it has been feeling a little (ok, a lot) like the dog days of summer here, but that’s a story for another time.

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Erin and Lucas had a lovely weekend planned for us starting with golf on Friday for the guys and breakfast and shopping for the girls. Dan and Lucas played at Arrowhead Golf Course which, from what they said, is a beautiful course. Naturally, Dan forgot the camera so I got this picture off the web.image

Erin and I headed to Boulder where the wind was gusting up to 60mph and it was freezing. We started out with breakfast at Lucile’s. They have the best biscuits and blueberry preserves I have ever eaten.

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The trees were just starting to bud. I don’t know what kind this one is, but there were lots of them around the Denver area with beautiful pink blooms.

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The tulips along Pearl Street were gorgeous. I laughed because I have pulled up my pansies and they are just now planting theirs.

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After we had seen what Boulder had to offer (which wasn’t much), we stopped in Old Town Louisville and Lafayette, Colorado before heading back home. Erin and Lucas recently got their house painted. I think it looks nice.

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You can see that it is still wintry looking.

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This is our new “grand-dog,” Scout, sitting in Grandpa’s lap.

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And since Erin is a little slow about posting pictures of her house, I’ll take you on a little tour…

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Their entryway…

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Dining area…

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Half bath…They put in the beadboard themselves.

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Gallery wall upstairs…

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Front bedroom…

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Another bedroom…

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Trumeau mirror Erin made…

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Fireplace niche…

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And guess who has the best seat in the house??

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Friday night we had some great Mexican food at Hacienda. It’s advertised as Mountain Mex. I thought it was very good.

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Saturday Erin had choir practice so we went to Park Meadows and did a little shopping while we waited for her. Afterwards we had our first experience with Five Guys Burgers and Fries. (Even though there are several fairly close to our house.) Forget Cheeburger, Cheeburger… Five Guys has got our vote for a yummy burger. We spent the rest of the day relaxing and then had an early birthday celebration for Erin at Barolo Grill.

Easter morning we got up to the smell of bacon, eggs, and cheese biscuits. You can tell that we didn’t miss a meal. Ha! Erin and Lucas attend a little Southern Baptist church in Lone Tree and Erin sings in the choir. It was wonderful being with at least part of our family in church on Easter. The people were very friendly and welcoming. (Of course, that was to be expected since most are from Texas. Ha!) Church was followed by a lunch of roast, mashed potatoes, green beans, and carrot cake. (and a welcome nap!)

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Dan has never been to Colorado Springs, so Monday we drove down to the Springs to the Garden of the Gods.

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It was hard to leave on Monday afternoon to head back to Houston.

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But we were blessed to have this special time with Erin and Lucas.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Resurrection Dance

Easter is my favorite holiday of the year. The joy of knowing that we serve a risen savior is incomparable, as is perfectly expressed on the faces of my fellow church members who participated in the dance.

The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said." Matthew 28:5-6